When was WealthKernel founded?

WealthKernel was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is WealthKernel located?

WealthKernel is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Who is the current CEO of WealthKernel?

Karan Shanmugarajah of WealthKernel.

How many employees does WealthKernel have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at WealthKernel is 34.

Is WealthKernel a funded company?

WealthKernel is a funded company, having raised a total of $20.5M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Sep 10, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of WealthKernel?

WealthKernel's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jan 24, 2024, with participation from 2 investors.

What is the annual revenue of WealthKernel?

Annual revenue of WealthKernel is £565K as on Dec 31, 2023.

Where does WealthKernel rank among its competitors?

WealthKernel ranks 5th amongst 19 active competitors, of which 6 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Bits Technology, which secured $14.2M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of WealthKernel?

WealthKernel's top competitors include Bridge, Bits Technology and WealthEngine. Among them, Bits Technology secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

WealthKernel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

WealthKernel is an acquired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2015 by Yannick Brunner, Karan Shanmugarajah and Joe Campbell. It operates as a Wealth management as a service for embedded investments. WealthKernel has raised $20.5M in funding from investors like ETFS Capital, Digital Horizon and XTX Ventures. The company has 19 active competitors, including 6 funded and 5 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Bridge, Bits Technology and WealthEngine.

Company Details

Wealth management as a service for embedded investments. It provide advisors with a managed account digital platform that delivers automated investment advice to clients simultaneously ensuring the RDR compliance procedures.

Website: www.wealthkernel.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$20.5M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jan 24, 2024, $*****

Investors

ETFS Capital & 9 more

Ranked

5^th among 19 active competitors

Annual Revenue

£565K as on Dec 31, 2023

Employee Count

34 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Bridge & 18 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Alpaca Securities (Jul 10, 2025)

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WealthKernel is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
WealthKernel Limited CIN: 09686970 , United Kingdom, Active	Jul 14, 2015	$703K (As on Dec 31, 2023)	35 (As on Dec 31, 2023)

WealthKernel got acquired by Alpaca Securities on Jul 10, 2025.

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WealthKernel has raised a total funding of $20.5M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 10, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jan 24, 2024 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. WealthKernel has 9 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of WealthKernel:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 24, 2024	6386272	Series A	9775921	3230381	8687282	7916658
Jan 17, 2022	3163340	Series A	7570618	1866023	5477830	9169657
Jan 21, 2020	6536185	Series A	4496407	8892449	ETFS Capital	2050 Capital

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The founders of WealthKernel are Yannick Brunner, Karan Shanmugarajah and Joe Campbell.

Here are the details of WealthKernel's key team members:

Yannick Brunner: Co-Founder of WealthKernel. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Karan Shanmugarajah: Co-Founder & CEO of WealthKernel.
Joe Campbell: Former Co-Founder of WealthKernel.

WealthKernel's Board of Directors

WealthKernel's board has 5 active members. Yannick Brunner is part of team and Brian Schwieger, Thuvakaran Shanmugarajah, Ian Lansdell and Thomas Campbell are independent board members.

Here is the list of WealthKernel's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Yannick Brunner	Team	-	Current	10y 8m
Brian Schwieger	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 1m
oovjosp	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 3m
rrezccw	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 9m
bdemxag	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 5m

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WealthKernel's employee count trend

WealthKernel has 34 employees as of Mar 26. Here is WealthKernel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of WealthKernel include Bridge, Bits Technology and WealthEngine. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of WealthKernel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Bridge 2015, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based API-infrastructure for financial data, advanced analytics, and investment management solutions	$4.62M	FINTOP, MissionOG & 2 others	56/100
2nd	Bits Technology 2022, Stockholm (Sweden), Series A	Open integration tools for aggregating financial data	$19.6M	Alstin Capital, Fin Capital & 10 others	55/100
3rd	WealthEngine 1991, Bethesda (United States), Acquired	Wealth intelligence solutions to non-profit and commercial organizations	$13.2M	Novak Biddle Venture Partners, QED Investors ... & 11 others	54/100
4th	Alpaca Securities 2015, San Mateo (United States), Series D	Internet-first stock broker	$298M	Portage, SBI Group & 46 others	53/100
5th	WealthKernel 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Wealth management as a service for embedded investments	$20.5M	Launchbay Capital, Digital Horizon & 8 others	53/100
6th	Particeep 2013, Paris (France), Acquired	Open banking API solutions for banks and financial institutions	$3.76M	Truffle Capital, Bpifrance & 5 others	44/100
7th	FinTron 2018, Westport (United States), Acquired	Digital wealth management solution	$11.8M	Aquila Capital Partners, GP Ventures & 2 others	44/100
8th	Ntropy 2019, New York (United States), Series A	Provider of financial data standardization and enrichment API	$14.2M	Lakestar, QED Investors & 4 others	39/100
9th	Wealth Reader 2022, Madrid (Spain), Seed	Platform offering APIs that provide real-time access to any type of financial asset held by any entity	$535K	Angels Capital, Waterhole Ventures & 2 others	38/100
10th	MultiLynq 2018, Shrewsbury (United States), Seed	Aggregation API solutions for connecting the fixed income markets	-	Citadel Securities, Jane Street	31/100